Peppermint Grove (S)

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,636 people in Peppermint Grove (S). Of these 42.3% were male and 57.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Peppermint Grove (S) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.6% of the population.

Of people in Peppermint Grove (S) aged 15 years and over, 53.1% were married and 5.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Peppermint Grove (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Peppermint Grove (S) 41.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.0% were in primary school, 40.5% in secondary school and 20.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Peppermint Grove (S), 16.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 3.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Peppermint Grove (S) were English 29.3%, Australian 26.8%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 8.7% and Italian 2.6%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Peppermint Grove (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Peppermint Grove (S), 67.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.6%, South Africa 1.8%, Scotland 1.4%, United States of America 1.3% and New Zealand 1.2%.

In Peppermint Grove (S), 47.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Peppermint Grove (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 58.9%, England 9.4%, South Africa 2.7%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.0% and Ireland 2.0%.

In Peppermint Grove (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 58.8%, England 9.2%, South Africa 2.9%, New Zealand 2.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Peppermint Grove (S) were No Religion, so described 30.2%, Anglican 26.9%, Catholic 21.0%, Not stated 8.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.1%. In Peppermint Grove (S), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Peppermint Grove (S) 84.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.3%, Cantonese 0.9%, French 0.7%, Italian 0.7% and Greek 0.5%.

Employment

There were 716 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Peppermint Grove (S). Of these 51.3% were employed full time, 41.8% were employed part-time and 3.5% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Peppermint Grove (S), 20.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Peppermint Grove (S) included Professionals 41.3%, Managers 22.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Sales Workers 6.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.8%, Labourers 3.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 0.6%.

Of the employed people in Peppermint Grove (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal Services 6.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.0%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 3.7%, Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.3% and Accounting Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Peppermint Grove (S) was $1,061.

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In Peppermint Grove (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.2%, Worked at home 10.3%, Train 7.3%, Walked only 6.0% and Car, as passenger 3.3%. On the day, 8.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Peppermint Grove (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 76.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.0% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Peppermint Grove (S), 24.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Peppermint Grove (S), 51.9% were couple families with children, 35.8% were couple families without children and 10.5% were one parent families.

In Peppermint Grove (S), 21.1% of single parents were male and 78.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Peppermint Grove (S), of couple families with children, 12.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 23.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Peppermint Grove (S), 89.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Peppermint Grove (S), 76.4% were separate houses, 11.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Peppermint Grove (S), of occupied private dwellings 4.6% had 1 bedroom, 12.3% had 2 bedrooms and 25.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Peppermint Grove (S), 48.9% were owned outright, 23.4% were owned with a mortgage and 23.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Peppermint Grove (S), of all households, 75.5% were family households, 20.9% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

In Peppermint Grove (S), 11.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 53.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Peppermint Grove (S), 23.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Peppermint Grove (S), 90.6% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Peppermint Grove (S), 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 15 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Peppermint Grove (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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In Peppermint Grove (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)